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Explore Glom through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hook or snitch. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Glom in a sentence

Related words

Glom | Glomerular | Glomeruli | Glomerulus | Glomar | Glomef | Glomgold

Glom meaning

  1. To take.
  2. To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
  3. To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.

Synonyms of Glom

hook snitch thieve cop knock off steal get acquire

Related words

Other words often associated with Glom or its synonyms:

draw gain change take catch win grow bull have implement reduce rat

Using Glom

  • The main meaning on this page is: To take. | To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto. | To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.
  • Useful related words include: hook, snitch, thieve, cop.
  • In the example corpus, glom often appears in combinations such as: glom onto, to glom, glom on.

Context around Glom

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

usually 1×

Often after:

onto 3×

Sentence patterns with Glom

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

celebrities usually glom onto privacy 1× dumped might glom on to 1× eager to glom onto latter 1× hap and glom onto it 1× love to glom on to 1× under the glom of nit 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all three love 1× but anything that 1× i would say 1× in one direction 1× the city is 1× the same boring 1×

Common sentence endings:

glom onto privacy 1× of nit provision 1× opinions around it 1× their own fades 1× to the fatberg 1× urban service areas 1×

Words around Glom

Just before it in the word index:

gloire 6 glog 3 glofs 2 glofish 4 glof 3 glodt 3

Just after it in the word index:

glomar 2 glomef 2 glomerular 10 glomeruli 4 glomerulus 3 glomgold 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Glom

  • In this selection, "glom" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, usually and onto stand out and add context to how "glom" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include celebrities usually glom onto privacy and dumped might glom on to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glom" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glom

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The same boring reason celebrities usually glom onto: privacy. (9 words)

I would say this falls under the Glom of Nit provision. (11 words)

But anything that is flushed or dumped might glom on to the fatberg. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The city is taking the lead to put in place a Housing Action Plan (HAP), and county actors will do well to try and support this HAP and glom onto it for collateral effects into the Springs and adjacent Urban Service Areas. (42 words)

In one direction, at least, the relationship between the deniers and the far right seems clear, with the former eager to glom onto latter’s rising star while their own fades. (31 words)

All three love to glom on to others’ hard work and then wrap their opinions around it. (17 words)

Example sentences (6)

The city is taking the lead to put in place a Housing Action Plan (HAP), and county actors will do well to try and support this HAP and glom onto it for collateral effects into the Springs and adjacent Urban Service Areas.

All three love to glom on to others’ hard work and then wrap their opinions around it.

But anything that is flushed or dumped might glom on to the fatberg.

In one direction, at least, the relationship between the deniers and the far right seems clear, with the former eager to glom onto latter’s rising star while their own fades.

I would say this falls under the Glom of Nit provision.

The same boring reason celebrities usually glom onto: privacy.

Common combinations with glom

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glom" in a sentence?
An example: "The city is taking the lead to put in place a Housing Action Plan (HAP), and county actors will do well to try and support this HAP and glom onto it for collateral effects into the Springs and adjacent Urban Service Areas." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "glom" from authentic English texts.
What does "glom" mean?
Glom means: To take.
What are synonyms of "glom"?
Common synonyms of "glom" include: hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, steal, get, acquire.
How many example sentences with "glom" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "glom", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.